Freightliner Structure: Bumpers

Freightliner is recalling about 256 vehicles over a problem with the structure. If not repaired, the crack may lead to the bumper falling off of the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
11V403000
Manufacturer
DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA
Reported
9 August 2011
Vehicles
256
Built between
Mar 2010 – Jul 2011
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
19 October 2011
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between March 2010 and July 2011. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2011-2012 Freightliner CoronadoBuilt March 2010 to July 2011

What the defect is

DTNA is recalling certain model year 2011 and 2012 coronado vehicles equipped with a set forward front axle and a logger bumper with a center tow device manufactured from march 9, 2010, through july 16, 2011. Certain bumper mounting brackets may crack.

What could happen

If not repaired, the crack may lead to the bumper falling off of the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

DTNA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BUMPER MOUNTING BRACKETS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING NOVEMBER 2011.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtMarch 2010 to July 2011
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA9 August 2011
  3. Owners notified19 October 2011

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 9 August 2011.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners may contact daimler trucks at 1-800-547-0712.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
FL-610
Recalling manufacturer
DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Dtna's recall campaign number is FL-610.OWNERS may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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